Osama biography

1957-2011

Who Was Osama bin Laden?

Osama bin Laden was a terrorist intent on driving Western influence from the Muslim world.

He joined the Afghan resistance when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979. After the Soviet withdrawal, bin Laden formed the al Qaeda terrorist network that carried out global strikes against Western interests, culminating in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

On May 2, 2011, President Barack Obama announced 54-year-old bin Laden was killed in a terrorist compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden
BORN: March 10, 1957
DIED: May 2, 2011
BIRTHPLACE: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
SPOUSES: Najwa Ghanhem (1974-2001), Khadijah Sharif (1983-1995), Khairah Saber (1985-2011), Siham Sabar (1987-2011), and Amal Ahmed al-Sada (2000-2011)
CHILDREN: 24
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Pisces

Early Life

Osama bin Laden was born Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden on Ma